Thread: Are You A Real Man? Do You Think You Can Hone? Shave Off Of Your 1k Hone

I did do this once before. Very early on in my honing Glen told me to help learn when the bevel is actually set to do this. I set my bevel, or so I thought, test and back to the hone, and test and back to the hone and then shaved. It was not a smooth shave, but it did shave with limited effort, once I had the bevel correct. Now that I have been honing for a while, I think I will accept this challenge and get back to you tomorrow. I am most curious if I can get a more smooth shave from the 1K than my memory of that first experience.

Did a WTG with a 1k about a month ago. It wasn't as bad as I expected, but I definitely had some burn afterwards.
It definitely reinforces the idea of shave the lather, not the skin.

It was done a few times in the past

Here is the last one I remember

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...k-shave-5.html

Yeah, I did not mean for my first post to imply that it had not been done before. I felt that it was long overdue to do it again.

No,,,,, No ,,,,,,No

Quit yer cryin' or I'll give you something to cry about. Now, get out that 1k.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Quit yer cryin' or I'll give you something to cry about. Now, get out that 1k.

Wow I just flashed back to childhood! I have not heard that in a long, long time. I have a few razors to get on the stones so next time I have a chance Im in on this it will be interesting to try.

Tnx TC. I'll get there. I just wish i had more time to do it. Dont think i can hone and drive so it will have to wait another week.

in my limited honing experience, relating to another thread,, this is how I get a good test on a bevel set if I can shave off of a 1k then its set. but I haven't don't it often cause I don't have any razors that need a bevel set,, their done and they stay that way, so a 12k is all I get to use anymore or I just mail it out but the 1k challenge is accepted again if I can find a razor to do it to Hi Ron Tc

Do it matter what we strop it on?